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Improving your Economy
If you are humbled when your "A" buddies brag about getting more than 20 MPG, chin up as 10/15 MPG is about average or about ½ the average of your daily driver. If you are getting less than 10 MPG here are several options: Click on the link to read the complete...
How Cars got Colour
For the first quarter of the 20thcentury almost all automobile bodies were painted by hand, with brushes. Nothing held back car production, like painting. It was the manacle, the iron boot of the industry. Paint technology had not kept up with advances in other areas...
Henry’s Transmission Traps!
The Model A Ford transmission has been described by many as being extremely simple. I would certainly agree with that statement. However, Henry devised a few traps to confound and confuse the next hundred years of Model A enthusiasts. Unless you are aware of these...
Oil or Grease in the Steering Box?
When the Model A was first manufactured, the fill port for the steering gearbox was a Zerk grease fitting, identical to all others on the car. However, all owner's manuals and service bulletins issued at the time, warned emphatically that only 600W oil should be used...
Providing a Healthy Fuel Supply
When Model As were being produced, only "straight run" gasoline was available with an octane rating of 60-70. Today's gasolines / fuels will do just fine and well tuned engine should deliver fuel economies of around 20 + miles per gallon. The Model A Ford boasts one...
Fanbelt Adjustment
Did you know how important having the correct Model A fan belt is and having the correct belt length is so important. If the replacement or spare belt is too short, you will not be able to pry them onto the pulleys with a pinch bar, and if it is too long that when you...
Cranky Crankshaft
As some of you know, we were on our way to the highway clean up when our coupe's engine began to pound. I'm not talking a valve clack, I'm talking a full on, Quasimodo pounding of the bells. Luckily, we were right at the George Washington exit, so we coasted off...
Cranking the Model A
Starting a Model A with the hand crank was once as common as driving one. It seems hand cranking has become nearly a lost art over the decades. Following a few basic rules, hand cranking is perfectly safe and quite simple. The hand crank should be one of the most...
Carburettors by Paul Moller
This is intended for the restorer of trophy winning cars and for those simply interested in the various styles of Model A Ford carburettors used during the four production years of 1928 through 1931. Click on the link to read the complete article Carburettors by Paul...
Carburettor Basics – Trouble Shooting
It is time to get past the fear of driving the Model A and time to enjoy the car. The car is very dependable and with simple mechanical abilities the car can travel anywhere. Click on the link to read the complete article Carburettor Basics Feb 12
Brake Adjustments
Model A Ford Service Brake Adjustments Click on the link to read the complete article Brake Adjustments June 2010a
Adjusting the Gemmer Steering Box
If your Model A is equipped with a Gemmer 2-tooth steering gear, the steering wheel should make a perfect X when you drive the Model A straight ahead. The spokes should not obstruct your view to the dash panel. Click on the link to see the complete article ...
Adjusting the headlights
This system was devised many years ago by, Marshall Lewis, Master Model A Mechanic from Empire, California. We reported this in the Rumbleseat Review about 10 years ago, but we have a multitude of new members since that time so we are repeating the tip. As we look at...